[Chikusa is in no hurry to shove anything into the pan. Instead, he watches as Ken gets to it, watching as the meat begins to curl and cook, raw pink shifting into brown. After a few seconds, he reaches over himself, but Ken doesn't have to worry about it being stolen (yet). Instead, he's just turning it over to make sure the cooking is even.]
[Hakkai's words initially don't get a reaction. His head stays bowed down, staring at the meat in its pan. But the apology... Blinking, he looks up, staring at Hakkai with a quiet intensity. No one.... has ever apologized to him before, he thinks. Not for the things which matter. He can't be completely certain, with his memories only having Ken in them, but it feels true. There'd been a distrust towards the rest of the world, a wariness.]
[At the sound of Ken's voice, that snaps him out of it, and he turns his head to look at Ken.]
...We're talking about when he died without taking us. And... Today, his ex came up to me trying to talk bad about him.
[That's sure a way to explain it.]
Not wanting us to be dragged into it... [His eyes glance over to Hakkai again.] ...doesn't make sense when we're your shinki.
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[Chikusa is in no hurry to shove anything into the pan. Instead, he watches as Ken gets to it, watching as the meat begins to curl and cook, raw pink shifting into brown. After a few seconds, he reaches over himself, but Ken doesn't have to worry about it being stolen (yet). Instead, he's just turning it over to make sure the cooking is even.]
[Hakkai's words initially don't get a reaction. His head stays bowed down, staring at the meat in its pan. But the apology... Blinking, he looks up, staring at Hakkai with a quiet intensity. No one.... has ever apologized to him before, he thinks. Not for the things which matter. He can't be completely certain, with his memories only having Ken in them, but it feels true. There'd been a distrust towards the rest of the world, a wariness.]
[At the sound of Ken's voice, that snaps him out of it, and he turns his head to look at Ken.]
...We're talking about when he died without taking us. And... Today, his ex came up to me trying to talk bad about him.
[That's sure a way to explain it.]
Not wanting us to be dragged into it... [His eyes glance over to Hakkai again.] ...doesn't make sense when we're your shinki.